Eurasia

Making the USA as Global Greatest Power: From Alaska (1867) to Europe (1917)

Introduction It can be indicated from a historical viewpoint that the USA emerged on the stage of global (world) politics in 1867 (four years before Germany did the same in 1871 after the Franco−Prussian War of 1870−1871). Both these imperial states at the same time exerted extremely influential politics in …

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Who’s afraid of Prigozhin and Wagner?

There has been an avalanche of western media reports within minutes or hours of the ghastly death on Wednesday of the head of the Wagner organisation of Russian military contractors, Yevgeny Prigozhin, which pointed the accusing finger at President Vladimir Putin as the perpetrator. It is almost as if a …

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Controversial George Soros’ Open Society Foundations To Curtail Programs In Europe And Lay Off Much Of Its Staff

Controversial George Soros’ Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff on the continent, the foundations’ leaders told staff in Berlin, according to an internal email and several current employees, who say the decision is painful and perplexing. An AP …

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Declaration of the BRICS Johannesburg Summit

Considering significance of the BRICS 15th Summit Declaration, Countercurrents is posting the Declaration’s complete version. XV BRICS Summit Johannesburg II Declaration BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa Wednesday 23 August 2023 Preamble We, the Leaders of the Federative Republic …

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Géopolitique du Maghreb – Partie I : Le Maghreb médiéval

Le Maghreb ne déroge pas à la règle des nations-civilisations qui veut que leur géopolitique soit forgée par l’histoire longue. Il a connu une période de décadence qui a commencée au XIIIe siècle et a atteint son point culminant avec la mise sous tutelle complète par la colonisation courant du …

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Conflit en Ukraine : La posture perspicace de la Hongrie

À contre pied de quelques va-t-en-guerre occidentaux, la Hongrie, à l’instar de la Bulgarie, refuse d’alimenter le conflit en livrant des armes à Kiev. Source d’inspiration pour la Suisse qui a déjà perdu sa neutralité ? À l’heure où l’issue du conflit armé à haute intensité qui frappe l’Ukraine fait …

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Comment l’illégal droit d’ingérence a été «moralisé» sous le thème du «devoir d’ingérence»

Voici la réflexion d’un intellectuel sénégalais qui est largement majoritaire au Sénégal, qu’il s’agisse du peuple, des universitaires de l’université de Dakar ou de la puissante confrérie des Mourids, la politique du président sénégalais, sa répression son alignement est de plus en plus contestée. Il fait ici une analyse de …

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Prigozhin’s Legacy: What Lies Ahead For Wagner Group After Plane Crash – OpEd

The Wagner Group, a notorious private military company that has been involved in conflicts and controversies around the world, is facing an uncertain future after the now confirmed death of its founder and leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a plane crash near Moscow on Wednesday. Prigozhin, a close associate of Russian …

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Why Ukraine Won’t Join NATO – OpEd

Following Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine in September last year, Kyiv formally applied for NATO membership. However, despite the ongoing Russian aggression, Ukraine’s membership remains unresolved.

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How US Politicians Empower Anti-American Jihadists and Other Aggressors

When people such as Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the Republican Party nomination in the 2024 US presidential election, call for decreasing aid to Israel, they are actually sending a message of support to the mullahs in Tehran and their proxies, Hamas and PIJ, as well as the Iran-funded Hezbollah …

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